Gerhard Haderer (German: [ˈhaːdərər]; born 1951) is an Austrian cartoonist and caricaturist.

[citation needed] He returned to Austria in 1971 and worked as an independent commercial artist and draughtsman.

He developed his photo-realistic style working on advertising, illustrations, and even designing maps for the Salzburg tourist board.

In 1985, after a cancer operation, he abandoned his commercial career to become a freelance caricaturist and satirical illustrator.

His first satirical works appeared in the upper-Austrian magazines "Watzmann", "ORF-Ventil" and "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten".